When traveling to a country where you have very little or nothing in common to things back home, experiencing culture shock is quite natural. Especially in Nepal, if you’ve come to trek the glorious mountains or experience Nepal’s unique culture, some things are bound to shock you! From the moment you land in Nepal’s Read more

Thought riding bicycles on the streets of Kathmandu was hard; try skateboards! To my astonishment, I saw a couple of teens on skateboards making their way in the traffic. It was a pleasant surprise for me, looking out the window from a micro-bus, finding anything other than old rusty buses and shiny private cars to Read more

Life is at a slower pace for most of us in this part of the world. No one is in a particular hurry. When you see how things around here are done, you get the sense of serenity that surrounds the people here. Cities can be taken as an exception in Nepal where people are Read more

Roads are so narrow in Kathmandu. Even with the expansion of roads going on in the capital, it still is narrow. It can be both blessing and a curse depending on how you look at it and deal with it. However, for me, it adds a certain charm to the city along with its tiring Read more

Nepal is blessed with natural beauty no doubt. But in any least developed country there’s a viscous cycle that hinders development and people suffer as an outcome. Don’t worry I am not here to scare you. However I do want to give a heads up on what you can expect in Nepal. The beautiful landscape Read more